Samantha Payne

Samantha Joanne Payne MBE is an English entrepreneur. The co-founder of Open Bionics, a bionics company developing affordable prosthetics for children, Payne has won a number of international awards for her work. These include the MIT Technology Review 'Innovators under 35' in 2018, James Dyson gong for innovative engineering In the Queen's Birthday Honours list 2020, Payne was awarded an MBE, for her work making bionic technology more accessible. Early life and education Born and raised in Knowle West, outside of Bristol, England. Payne is a graduate of Whitworth University and has a Bachelor of Arts/Science.

Career She worked as a journalist, specialising in technology before becoming a co-founder of Open Bionics. In 2013, whilst working as a journalist, Payne interviewed Joel Gibbard, who was a robotics graduate at the time. The aim of the company was to develop "affordable, assistive devices that enhance the human body."

Innovation